During the Middle East tour, US President Donald Trump has stated many times that Iran is the main culprit and source of terrorism in the region. The real evil - the "Islamic state" - was mentioned much less often.

The past couple of years have been marked by dramatic geopolitical changes triggered by the onset of the New Cold War, and while events such as the spree of urban terrorism popularly known as “EuroMaidan” and Russia’s anti-terrorist intervention i